One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” He tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no dumb. He cannot speak.”

“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.” “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he you. Then can you expect to get money him? ” The rich man said nothing and left silently. 26. A. put down 27. A. So 28. A. song 29. A. late

B. set down

C. sat down

D. turned down D. Though

D. noise D. quick D. care for

B. But

C. And

C. bell

B. word B. slow B. look for B. mistake B. angrily B. tell

C. hard C. wait for C. money

30. A. pay for 31. A. idea

D. answer D. heavily

D. say D. ordered

32. A. quietly 33. A. speak 34. A. helped 35. A. for

C. happily

C. talk

B. thanked

C. warned

B. from C. with D. about

三. 阅读理解 (15*2分=30分)

A

How to Become an Astronaut

It’s not easy to become an astronaut. Out of 20,000 people who want to do it, only 20 of these become astronauts.

Do you have the qualifications and experience to become an astronaut? Shuttle captains must already have 1,000 hours’ experience of flying planes. If you aren’t a pilot, but want to be part of the team, you must already be a specialist. You must be a Doctor of Science or Maths. You have probably already done research. You work well in team.

The 2-year training program is hard. You must be 1.6-1.9 metres tall. First you must be fit. You must be able to

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work for long hours without sleep. You have good concentration. Do you have the right character? Do you get angry when your bicycle has a flat tire? That would not help the team! Astronauts must work calmly and must be ready to do any job in space.

If you are clever, qualified and experienced, you can always try. You will be away from home for two years. Flights into space are dangerous. You will not make much money. On the other hand, you will have an exciting trip into space and wonderful views. You will always be famous. You’ll always be one of the world’s very few astronauts.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

36. According to the passage, people can become astronauts.

A. few B. a lot of C. many D. plenty of

37. Which of the following people would not be good astronaut?

A. A pilot. B. A Doctor of Maths. C. A scientist. D. A Doctor of History.

38. From the passage we can know that a good astronaut A. works well and stays calm B. can do just one job

C. sometimes helps people in the team D. sometimes gets angry

39. The passage tells us that an astronaut’s job .

A. is hard but safe

B. is hard but exciting D. will soon be forgotten C. is very well paid

40. According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?

A. It’s not easy to become an astronaut.

B. Astronauts must work calmly and must be ready to do any job in space.

C. Astronauts must be 1.6-1.9 metres tall.

D. Astronauts will make much money.

B

Inventors are always looking for ways to make our lives easier, greener and more fun. Take a look at 2010’s coolest inventions in science and technology. What in the world will inventors dream up next?

Robot Teachers

Some students in South Korea have a new language teacher: an English-teaching robot. The robot help students practice speaking English. South Korea needs about 30,000 foreigners to teach English. The robot teachers are helping to solve a shortage(短缺) of English teachers. Could robots take the place of the human teachers one day?

A Touch Tablet (书写板)

tablet computer. It gives users video, websites, books and games at their fingers. Apple sold 3 million iPads in the first 80 days on the market.

Up, Up and Away

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It took him 30 years to develop it, and now Glen Martin is ready to take off. The Martin Jetpack (喷气动力背包), a personal flying machine, allows the users to fly 2.4 km into the air. Unfortunately, you can not fly for very long. The jetpack only holds the fuel(燃料) for about 30 minutes’ flight. It will sell for S 100,000. Field tests begin in 2011.

41.The robot teachers can ___________

A. train students to speak English

B. help students learn Japanese and English

C. take the place of the human English teachers now

D. become 30,000 students’ new language teachers

42.The underlined word “hit” means ______.

A. 撞击 B. 妙语 C. 成功 D. 袭击

43. Glen Martin spent ______on his flying machine.

A. a very short time

C. just a little money B. quite a long time D. much money

44. Which invention can you use to fly in the air?

A. The iPad

B. The robot D. None C. The Martin Jetpack

45. The best title for this passage may be ________

A. Coolest Inventions of 2010

B. Most Useful Computer of 2010

C. Greatest Discoveries of 2010

D. Most helpful Inventions of 2010 for the environment

C

I hate being overweight. My husband said he didn’t mind, but I knew he still hoped I had a beautiful body. Everything from my waist(腰部) to my legs was overweight. Finally, just after Christmas last year, I decided that something had to be done.

I met Dr. Wallace, and she told me I had to stop eating fast foods. It was very hard for me because I was eating them three or four times a week: pizza, hamburgers, whatever I could get. But I said to myself at the start that I would try my best to do it—something I used to have two glasses of it with dinner.

My best friend, Rachel Waterman, said I had to walk 10,000 steps every day. That was very hard for me at the beginning. I was used to driving everywhere, but I started to walk everywhere instead. I walked in the morning before work, and I usually took a walk in the park with my husband after work. Now I never go to bed until I’ve done my 10,000 steps.

Six months has passed, and I made it. Last week, my husband bought me an MP4 as a gift. The weight is wonderful—I feel like a different person now, and I can buy my favorite clothes in the shops. I am so proud of

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myself because everyone thought I wouldn’t be able to make it including myself.

I love my new body, and I’ll never let myself go back into my old ways.